Special School Nursing Team Leader

The closing date is 17 August 2026

Job summary
Would you like an opportunity to join a community based nursing team?

This post will be working across the city-wide special school nursing service implementing and delivering specialist nursing care in a special school environment. The successful candidate will be required to carry out assessments; provide both planned and responsive clinical care and ensure that local safeguarding policies are adhered to.

They will be identified as a role model for the Band 6 Special School Nurses and Enteral Feeding Assistants and will also support education staff and offer advice and support to parents and pupils.

We would welcome applications from enthusiastic committed children's nurses with proven clinical experience who have excellent communication skills and are able to manage their time effectively.

An understanding of the needs of children and young people with disability and/or additional health problems is essential.

You will be working 22.5 hours per week, on a term time only contract and will be required to move around to different bases across the city.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide leadership, support and advice to Special School Nursing Service across the city and will undertake a key role in providing support and training to school staff and guidance to parents. Additionally, the post holder will act as an expert resource to other professionals and agencies as regards the care of special needs children.

The Special School Nurse Team Leader will work with the Clinical Lead for School Nursing, Service Manager and the Head of Specialist Nursing Service to plan and develop the service.

The role of the Team Leader will include responsibility for the day to day operational management and co-ordination of a Special School Nursing team including developing, implementing and evaluating incorporating programs of care this will include a comprehensive service offered to children in Special Schools including the core offer which includes:-

• Assessment, health care planning and review.
• Hands on clinical care.
• Key worker and signposting including transition.
• Training and supervision,
• A general role in optimising long term health and wellbeing.

Responsible for - To have management responsibility of junior team members (e.g. Band 6 and Band 5) supported by Band 8a and be activity engaged in supervision of student nurse placements.

Supporting the Service Manager with their management responsibility of the Band 6 & 5 nurses, Health Care Assistants, Admin and Clerical staff in their immediate locality.

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Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare rolesdelivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Term time hours
Reference number: 820-8136950-CF
Job locations: City Wide, Birmingham, B18 7EE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential

• Degree or Equivalent Qualification
• Registered Nurse ( Child or LD)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development e.g CPD/Short Courses

Desirable

• SCPHN
• First Line Management Qualification

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable post -registration/qualification experience.
• Extensive experience of management and clinical leadership.
• Extensive experience of successful multi-agency working.

Knowledge
Essential

• Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care
• Awareness of current national and local agenda in NHS and Social Care
• Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information and advice on healthcare to patients/clients, carers and colleagues
• Understanding how other agencies work
• IT literate
• Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse workload
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Risk assessment skills
• Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues
• Self-management and motivation skills
• Research skills
• Report writing skills

Desirable

• Ability to understand and analyse complex data

Other Job Requirements
Essential

• Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues
• Ability to travel to work and other locations as required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address: City Wide, Birmingham, B18 7EE, United Kingdom

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Office Manager
Thangila Miah
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